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Keeping velvet tiki art alive...? TWO PIECES ARE WRAPPED! YEAH! |
RevBambooBen
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Joined: Nov 12, 2002
Posts: 7198
From: Huntikington Beach
|  Posted: 2008-03-15 08:19 am Permalink
Awesome!
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kreepytiki lounge & tattoos
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Joined: Mar 09, 2008
Posts: 63 | Posted: 2008-03-15 11:37 am Permalink
the forgotten one is amazing bro ...that is hands down one of the best mood setters i seen in a while bro ...yer a badass painter bro ...
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Robb Hamel
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Joined: Mar 07, 2008
Posts: 1013
From: Ohio
| Posted: 2008-04-28 07:56 am Permalink
The wonderful and helpful Tiki Lee's of Las Vegas offered me my second Tiki commission, though a tight deadline meant it would be the first to be completed: a limited series of four identical paintings that he would vend at the Tiki Farm Parking Lot Sale.
With time very short, I reviewed my sketchbook designs. I got an image in my mind and went to work without a sketch, improvising as I went. The intention was to get a little spacey and lowbrow artish instead of hardcore Tiki. The size is small, 16x20.
I've never had time to Photoshop the unavoidable dustspecks from the image below. Also, the smooth-to-the-eyes nap of velvet shows up in digital pics looking like a starfield of grey dots and needs a lot of attention.
"Sleeping Sentinel"
Next up: a painting that would require lots of design sketches.
[ This Message was edited by: Robb Hamel 2008-04-29 17:03 ]
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Sophista-tiki
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Joined: Sep 13, 2005
Posts: 1598
From: Seattle WA
| Posted: 2008-04-28 08:23 am Permalink
as the artist one always sees the flaws and things that ar not quite perfect. BUT From an outside point of view. ITS SUPER COOL DUDE!
nicely done. Dawn
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Mr&Mrs BPHoptiki
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Joined: Nov 25, 2006
Posts: 128
From: Burbank,Ca.
| Posted: 2008-04-28 10:03 am Permalink
I'm drooling over this last one. Wonderful wonderful!
MrsHoptiki
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little lost tiki
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Joined: Jun 12, 2006
Posts: 7460
From: Orange,CA-right near the Circle!
| Posted: 2008-04-28 11:57 am Permalink
GO ROBB!
you're nailing it!
That green one is my fave....
it's got a shimmery jungle vibe
that i can't shake!
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kreepytiki lounge & tattoos
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Mar 09, 2008
Posts: 63 | Posted: 2008-04-28 12:50 pm Permalink
this is by far my favorite it has pointy teeth..im totally biased for pointy toothed hooligan tikis
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Robb Hamel
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Joined: Mar 07, 2008
Posts: 1013
From: Ohio
| Posted: 2008-04-29 06:04 am Permalink
Thanks everybody. I'm always impressed with how supportive Tiki Central fans are. I try to check out everybody else's work, but time limits that.
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frostiki
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Joined: Aug 14, 2006
Posts: 434
From: Mobile, AL
| Posted: 2008-04-29 08:01 am Permalink
Robb, if you hadn't said that those were dust speck I would have thought that they were stars and intentional. I think it looks cool with the star/dust specks in the painting. l am impressed with all the cool stuff you've put out on the velvet. Keep it up.
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Hiphipahula
Grand Member (6 years) 
Joined: May 27, 2006
Posts: 2376
From: The Valley! Female, leo,fav color pink.
| Posted: 2008-04-29 08:22 am Permalink
Nice work Robb! I can't wait to hang my Robb Hamel Original "Kapu Cave" commission in my bar when it's complete. Wish I had a better photo of it. Maybe Robb does???  Thanks again Robb...I'm diggin' it!
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cheeky half
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Joined: Nov 22, 2002
Posts: 790
From: Tucson, AZ
| Posted: 2008-04-29 10:10 am Permalink
Hey Robb. I was lucky enough to see that last one up close and personal at Tiki Lee's booth at the Parking Lot Sale the other week. Awesome work! Can't wait to see the new pieces.
CH
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virani
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Joined: Sep 17, 2003
Posts: 1434
From: Volcanic area of France
| Posted: 2008-04-29 12:58 pm Permalink
splendid. I really love the way you work with the shadows and dark atmospheres.
Can't wait to see the next one 
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Robb Hamel
Grand Member (first year)
Joined: Mar 07, 2008
Posts: 1013
From: Ohio
| Posted: 2008-04-29 3:56 pm Permalink
Thanks everyone.
Sorry Frostiki, I didn't explain completely: the most visible dots are stars. Not many off the artifacts and dustspecks show up here. My wife also flipped out over Mrs. Frostiki's great zombie painting.
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beadtiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Aug 24, 2007
Posts: 929
From: Bothell, Washington
| Posted: 2008-04-29 3:56 pm Permalink
Just saw a show the other day about a place called the Velveterium, or something like that, located in Portland, Oregon. They call it a "museum." But what I saw on the show was NOTHING compared to your stuff - WOW! Keep it up man! Wish I could purchase ANY of those gems!
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MadDogMike
Grand Member (3 years) 
Joined: Mar 30, 2008
Posts: 6408
From: The Anvil of the Sun
| Posted: 2008-04-29 7:52 pm Permalink
Awesome! Much cooler than Elvis or card-playing-dogs.
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